The British & Irish Football Thread

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by tob

Pavel Srnicek R.I.P
http://www.skysports.com/football/ne...s-at-age-of-47

Sad news, what is it with north east goalkeepers this last few years. Such sad news, even more so when those keepers were in their 40s

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Pizzamorg

What a bad second half for Leicester, just as we shifted into our more familiar attack gears, it was like we fell off the map. I know I should be happy with a draw but I feel more frustrated because we could have and SHOULD have won that.

Good point though.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by David LFC

Sad news only 47 as well RIP.


Big game for us tonight we need to go on a run of 4-5 wins on the spin. Always extra spice coming up against Fat Sam can't stand him.

Hopefully the goal against Leicester gives Benteke a boast, pretty poor since he signed fcuk all movement in the box and rarely closes anyone down and in a Klopp team that's what he wants.

Don't worry about tonight. Seriously, don't lol. We are rolling over for every team at the moment. Could turn nasty though. Fans have had enough.

[David LFC]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Don't worry about tonight. Seriously, don't lol. We are rolling over for every team at the moment. Could turn nasty though. Fans have had enough.

If we get an early goal we could get 2 or 3 more if we don't wouldn't surprise me you nick one late on we struggle to break teams down we don't have any decent wingers to play wide all our attacks come from Coutinho keep him quiet u will either get a 1-0 or a draw.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by David LFC

If we get an early goal we could get 2 or 3 more if we don't wouldn't surprise me you nick one late on we struggle to break teams down we don't have any decent wingers to play wide all our attacks come from Coutinho keep him quiet u will either get a 1-0 or a draw.

We are so incredibly shit. The Sunderland ladies would hammer us this season. They are doing way better than the men.

[David LFC]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

We are so incredibly shit. The Sunderland ladies would hammer us this season. They are doing way better than the men.

Vital we get the 3 points, will move us level on points with the Mancs and only 5 points away from 4th plus we played a lot of the top teams away from home.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by David LFC

Vital we get the 3 points, will move us level on points with the Mancs and only 5 points away from 4th plus we played a lot of the top teams away from home.

Yeah, it's not vital for us of course!

Seriously, it was never in doubt. We bend over for very team. Utter shit and a disgrace to the shirt. Down by Christmas and we all saw it coming with the lack of serious investment. Ellis Short is a muppet in my opinion. We are run by a bunch of clowns IMO.

[David LFC]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Yeah, it's not vital for us of course!

Seriously, it was never in doubt. We bend over for very team. Utter shit and a disgrace to the shirt. Down by Christmas and we all saw it coming with the lack of serious investment. Ellis Short is a muppet in my opinion. We are run by a bunch of clowns IMO.

Happy with the three points but we need to be more clinical, the lad Watmore impressed me when he came on gives his all and i think he's a local lad how's he not getting a start?

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by David LFC

Happy with the three points but we need to be more clinical, the lad Watmore impressed me when he came on gives his all and i think he's a local lad how's he not getting a start?

He isn't local but he is very popular. He will run all match and has pace to burn.
Speaking of local lads, it was painful to see Henderson playing for another club at the stadium.
We were truly awful and I wouldn't be surprised if Villa beat us.

As for Liverpool, that is the worst pool team in the 9 years since we got promoted. They look very ordinary. Ordinary wins the day against us because we are pathetic. Benteke is not a Liverpool player for me. He will score goals but he is not the type of striker who can long term turn things around in my opinion. You may feel different? Anyway, another miserable night and it's going to be a long year (again) next year. Please, someone see the potential of this great club and invest in the club.

[tob]

Good luck today steedeel.

[Pizzamorg]

Allegedly Leicester have signed some teenage prodigy Winger who is currently cutting their teeth at Birmingham. I'm not sure how true this all is though as its not on Sky Sports Transfer centre.

[Pizzamorg]

I'm starting to get worried that maybe Leicester's bubble has burst. I know there have been Christmas and New Years parties and lots of tough games over a small space of time so there plenty of reasons for why Leicester might be a bit off, but if things haven't gotten any better by February I'm definitely gonna worry.

Either way, that was an atrocious first half. I reckon if we take a point away from this game, we'll be lucky. That isn't to say Bournemouth had a good first half either but they at least turned up. There's brief flashes of Leicester in front of goal (it's weird how Fuch's has suddenly become our main playmaker), but its all dead air elsewhere on the pitch.

[Geoff D]

Sunderland currently 1-0 up, come on you Mackems!

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Pizzamorg

I'm starting to get worried that maybe Leicester's bubble has burst. I know there have been Christmas and New Years parties and lots of tough games over a small space of time so there plenty of reasons for why Leicester might be a bit off, but if things haven't gotten any better by February I'm definitely gonna worry.

Either way, that was an atrocious first half. I reckon if we take a point away from this game, we'll be lucky. That isn't to say Bournemouth had a good first half either but they at least turned up. There's brief flashes of Leicester in front of goal (it's weird how Fuch's has suddenly become our main playmaker), but its all dead air elsewhere on the pitch.

Worry about what? Even if you 'only' end up in the Champions League that's still an absolutely astonishing story.

[Pizzamorg]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Worry about what? Even if you 'only' end up in the Champions League that's still an absolutely astonishing story.

That we don't end up winning another game between now and the summer and find ourselves clattering to a mid table finish.

[Geoff D]

You sound like me with that sort of doom and gloom! They've been through an amazing purple patch of form and now they're revealing that they're only human after all - but there's still enough quality there to bag a few more notches in the W column between now and the end of the season. And the rate at which everyone's beating everyone else (see Liverpool's topsy turvy season so far, Arsenal getting rodgered by Saints) will mean that Leicester will end up in the top four by default as long as they can keep it together.

[Pizzamorg]

Another point for Leicester. Another infuriating point.

Leicester were definitely more familiar in the second half, switching to more attacking focused, high intensity, football but it was just so bloody sloppy. Mistakes everywhere, giving the ball away in every promising moment, pathetic attempts on goal. It was a crap, crap, performance. I feel like I'm suddenly transported to the Leicester who were circling the drain this time last year.

Some credit needs to be given to Bournemouth for being able to park the bus so well when losing both a player (and your captain no less) but once again Leicester's lack of prolific goal scorers and unrefined Football is their undoing. We definitely need to spend big on playmakers and strikers in January as right now we look absolutely awful.

We should have had three points, but the finished product suggests to me that we didn't deserved three points.

I miss Cambiasso.

[Geoff D]

It never rains but it pours, you're still second in the League and 7 points clear of 5th place. Terrible, absolutely terrible!

Well done Sunderland, those are the sorts of matches which you need to be winning if you're gonna stop up.

Palace can go back to 5th win a win against Chelski tomoz, I can't see it happening though because the goals really have dried up, but I'd be made up with a point.

[Pizzamorg]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

It never rains but it pours, you're still second in the League and 7 points clear of 5th place. Terrible, absolutely terrible!

Points amassed up until December, doesn't change the performances in December. In the Liverpool game, they were the better team. Against Man City we deserved three points, but a point against Man City, okay fine. But a point against a ten man Bournemouth who parked the bus? Unacceptable. We've taken two points from a possible nine in our worst run of the season so far that suggests our goals have dried up, and now Arsenal are starting to pull away from us.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

It never rains but it pours, you're still second in the League and 7 points clear of 5th place. Terrible, absolutely terrible!

Well done Sunderland, those are the sorts of matches which you need to be winning if you're gonna stop up.

Palace can go back to 5th win a win against Chelski tomoz, I can't see it happening though because the goals really have dried up, but I'd be made up with a point.

Thanks Geoff. It was two awful teams to be honest. Papering over the cracks. Like you say, we had to win.

Good luck tomorrow mate. Go at em!